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Leadership Discoveries

Dr. Shirley Kavanagh
Artificial Intelligence
Leadership
Internships
Gen Z
Values
Irish Red Cross
Leadership Governance
Self-Leadership
Fractional CMO Services
Career Transitions
Regulation and Governance
Leadership Through Organizational Change
Payments
Digital Literacy
Digital Fluency
Intrapreneurship
Board Governance
Diversity
Crisis Leadership
STEM Healthcare

Leadership Discoveries® explores how accomplished leaders exercise judgement, navigate complexity and create impact. Drawing on her experience as a senior executive, executive advisor and leadership scholar, Dr Shirley Kavanagh brings listeners inside candid conversations with CEOs, founders, board leaders and innovators, exploring the decisions, experiences and leadership thinking that shape orga... more

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In this special solo episode, part of The Short Take, Host Shirley Kavanagh explores starting a new leadership role. Hear how to understand the situation you’re stepping into, how to clarify expectations early, how to agree to a small number of prior... more

Vincent Brennan joins Dr Shirley Kavanagh to reflect on more than four decades in banking and financial services, including senior executive roles at Bank of Ireland, his work as Transformation Director at Accenture, and his time as Deputy Chairman o... more

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This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on internships, and what happens when students move from the classroom into the workplace. Charlie Askew & Aoibhinn Murphy are students currently working on the award-winning BSc in Digital Business & Innovation at D... more

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This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on internships, and what happens when students move from the classroom into the workplace. Brian Harney is Head of School for Work, Psychology, and Strategy and Professor in Strategy & HRM (Human Resource Management)... more

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Vincent Brennan
Independent transformation advisor and non-executive director with over four decades in financial services
Episode: Leading Change without Losing Trust with Vincent Brennan
Charlie Askew
Digital Business and Innovation student completing an internship in Enterprise Ireland's AI and scaling sector
Enterprise Ireland
Episode: The First Rung: Why Internships Still Matter - The Student Lens with Charlie Askew & Aoibhinn Murphy
Aoibhinn Murphy
Digital Business and Innovation student completing a year-long placement in PwC's finance department
PwC
Episode: The First Rung: Why Internships Still Matter - The Student Lens with Charlie Askew & Aoibhinn Murphy
Brian Harney
Professor of Strategy and Human Resource Management at Dublin City University Business School
Dublin City University (DCU)
Episode: The First Rung: Why Internships Still Matter with Professor Brian Harney, Dublin City University Business School
Julia Payne
Founder of Fractional CMO Services; has built businesses, led as CEO through scale and exit; board experience
Fractional CMO Services
Episode: When Intuition Stops Scaling with Julia Payne, Go-To-Market Strategist & Fractional CMO
Ben Beckley
Chief Executive Officer of RevHealth
RevHealth
Episode: Building What Matters as a Leader with Ben Beckley, CEO of RevHealth
Dean McAlister
Executive vice president at Inizio Biotech, leads Global Biotech Enterprise Solutions
Inizio Biotech
Episode: How to Matter Forever as a Leader with Dean McAlister, Inizio Biotech
Antoinette Dale Henderson
TEDx speaker, best-selling author and executive coach
Gravitas Methodology creator
Episode: Leading with Gravitas: Antoinette Dale Henderson on Finding Your Voice, Presence, and Influence
Steve Widdoss
Chief People Officer at One Physics
One Physics
Episode: From HR to Strategic Leadership: Steve Widdoss on Earning a Seat at the Table

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Shirley Kavanagh
Host of Leadership Discoveries

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 17 ratings
  • Leadership Discoveries

    Led by Dr Shirley Kavanagh, this insightful and engaging podcast promises to to be worthwhile and entertaining listening- looking forward to the next one!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JaneyP66
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Shirley’s the best!

    An absolute pleasure to listen to every episode. She features the brightest minds in leadership, talking about the most helpful points for executives. Fantastic podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Max Branding
    United States3 years ago

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The conversations feel candid and deeply informed about governance and strategy.
The host's insights and interview style consistently elevate the discussion.
Top-tier guests and thoughtful questions make each episode valuable for executives.
Guests cover a broad range of industries, providing diverse leadership perspectives.

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Leading Change without Losing Trust with Vincent Brennan
Q: How do you influence when you don't have formal authority?
Brennan emphasizes meaningful engagement with stakeholders, developing coalitions and working groups, and expressing and testing opinions through papers and shared industry discussion. He describes broadening participation across banks, fintechs and technology companies, and creating a global forum to exchange perspectives.
Leading Change without Losing Trust with Vincent Brennan
Q: How do you move change forward at the pace that you're talking about there, managing risk and also maintaining people's trust?
Brennan recommends learning from others rather than reinventing solutions, understanding risk early and integrating risk and compliance into the delivery plan. He says leaders should address inconvenient truths and constructive dissent upfront, build teams capable of reliable delivery, maintain customer service, and be prepared to stop or reverse a change when necessary.
The First Rung: Why Internships Still Matter - The Student Lens with Charlie Askew & Aoibhinn Murphy
Q: What would you say to leaders now? It's important that you make internships available.
Aoibhinn says internships expose students to professional work, help them understand their strengths and interests, and add valuable experience to their education.
The First Rung: Why Internships Still Matter - The Student Lens with Charlie Askew & Aoibhinn Murphy
Q: What makes an internship genuinely developmental, rather than just something that you can put on the CV?
Charlie says an internship lets students experience the workplace, apply and develop skills, and discover what kind of work they want to pursue.
Leading with Gravitas: Antoinette Dale Henderson on Finding Your Voice, Presence, and Influence
Q: What should emerging leaders focus on right now in a world of rapid technological change?
Develop internal foundations first (self-awareness, authentic leadership, expertise), then practice external skills (presence, connection, projection) and maintain human-centric skills like emotional intelligence despite AI advances.

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A leadership-focused show that surfaces practical wisdom from CEOs, founders, board leaders, and senior executives. Episodes concentrate on how top leaders exercise judgment, navigate complexity, and drive durable impact—covering topics like founder dependency, building scalable playbooks, enterprise leadership, governance, culture, and the role of AI in modern organizations. Notable strengths include actionable frameworks (decision criteria, SLAs between functions, succession planning) and real-world stories from biotech, healthcare, finance, and nonprofit sectors. The format tends to blend personal narratives with principled leadership insights, useful for listeners aiming to level up organizational capability or explore governance, cultu... more

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1. Vincent Brennan
2. Charlie Askew
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7. Dean McAlister
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